There are only so many letters in the alphabet. When I talk to young musicians or authors and they ask for advice, I say, 'You gotta learn all the letters of your own personal alphabet. With music, you need to know all the different kinds of music and everything in and around your given instrument.'

It doesn’t matter the kind of music, it doesn’t matter whether it’s a cowboy hat or a yarmulke. I don’t care if it’s outer space or pop, the spirit is the same.

Maybe I’m like acts of Congress or your favorite Chinese restaurant – you don’t really want to know what’s going on behind the door. I’m a real study in contrast, I expect, looking from without. But it adds up to what you get on stage.

This must be just like livin’ in paradise.

You want a hero in the music world? James Brown. He brought a feeling to music without really using words. He’s just famous for his sound.

Being a rock star is being a rock star, I don’t need to go into the details. What would you do if you were a rock star?

Women are great. When they dig you, there’s nothing they won’t do. That kind of loyalty is hard to find – unless you’ve got a good dog.

You gotta learn the alphabet, backwards and forwards. And then the choice is yours, ’cause last I looked, the Bible is written in the same words, the exact same alphabet, as my favorite pornography. Choice is yours.

I’m a family oriented guy; I’ve personally started four or five this year.

The Breakfast of Champions isn’t cereal, it’s the competition!